> with the modification that when a tool sees an unqualified "X.Y.dev" > or "X.Y.Z.dev" release (i.e. any release where the "dev" immediately > follows the purely numeric component of the version), that should be > reinterpreted as if there was an "a0" component (as in "X.Y.a0.dev" or > "X.Y.Z.a0.dev") between the numeric component and the "dev" component > and sorted accordingly. > > this is confusing because there is no form like "X.Y.a0" in pep386? there's this "X.Ya0" not sure what's a typo or not here? at first, I was thinking you meant "X.Ydev" and not "X.Y.dev", but not sure now. the thread from a while back was largely concerned with how to handle the very common "top-level" use of "dev" (i.e. 'X.Ydev')
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